Associate Professor
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Associate Professor, International and Community Development
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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- Associate Professor, International and Community DevelopmentFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- +61 3 556 33316 (Work)
- Warrnambool Campus, Princes Highway, Warrnambool Victoria 3280
BIO
Associate Professor, International and Community Developmen
Max Kelly is an Associate Professor and Course Director of International and
Community Development, and Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action, at
Deakin University, Australia. Her areas of expertise include international and
community development policy and practice. She has a sectoral focus in food
security, food systems, and sustainability at local, national and
international levels, alongside a critical focus on global political economy
of development, and social justice.
She holds a PhD in International Development (Kingston), a Masters in Rural
and Regional Resource Planning (Aberdeen), and a Bachelors in Agricultural
Science (Dublin). Her recent research has focused on Political Economy
Analysis, livestock development and animal welfare, Impact Assessment in
development policy and practice, and research methods in an African Context.
Recent books include: Rethinking Multilateralism in Foreign Aid: Beyond the
Neoliberal Hegemony (Routledge), Foreign Aid in an Age of Populism: Political
Economy Analysis from Washington to Beijing (Routledge), Women Researching In
Africa, (Palgrave Macmillan), Assessing the Impact of Foreign Aid: Value for
Money and Aid for Trade (Academic Publishers/Elsevier). She has consulted and
volunteered with a wide range of organisations, from international NGOs,
multilateral organizations, and government departments, through to farm
extensions services and lcaol community based organsations.
Max Kelly is an Associate Professor and Course Director of International and
Community Development, and Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action, at
Deakin University, Australia. Her areas of expertise include international and
community development policy and practice. She has a sectoral focus in food
security, food systems, and sustainability at local, national and
international levels, alongside a critical focus on global political economy
of development, and social justice.
She holds a PhD in International Development (Kingston), a Masters in Rural
and Regional Resource Planning (Aberdeen), and a Bachelors in Agricultural
Science (Dublin). Her recent research has focused on Political Economy
Analysis, livestock development and animal welfare, Impact Assessment in
development policy and practice, and research methods in an African Context.
Recent books include: Rethinking Multilateralism in Foreign Aid: Beyond the
Neoliberal Hegemony (Routledge), Foreign Aid in an Age of Populism: Political
Economy Analysis from Washington to Beijing (Routledge), Women Researching In
Africa, (Palgrave Macmillan), Assessing the Impact of Foreign Aid: Value for
Money and Aid for Trade (Academic Publishers/Elsevier). She has consulted and
volunteered with a wide range of organisations, from international NGOs,
multilateral organizations, and government departments, through to farm
extensions services and lcaol community based organsations.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Professor, International and Community DevelopmentDeakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior LecturerDeakin University, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Australia7 Feb 2005 - present
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyKingston University
- Master of ScienceUniversity of Aberdeen
- Graduate Certificate of Higher EducationDeakin University
- Bachelor of Agricultural ScienceUniv. College Dublin, Ireland
FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)
- Political science
- Development studies
- Gender studies
- Human geography
- Policy and administration
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences